Zechariah 3:4

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֣עַן וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֶל־הָעֹמְדִ֤ים לְפָנָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הָסִ֛ירוּ הַבְּגָדִ֥ים הַצֹּאִ֖ים מֵעָלָ֑יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו רְאֵ֨ה הֶעֱבַ֤רְתִּי מֵעָלֶ֙יךָ֙ עֲוֺנֶ֔ךָ וְהַלְבֵּ֥שׁ אֹתְךָ֖ מַחֲלָצֽוֹת׃

Transliteration

And wayyaʿan and wayyōʾmer to the ʿōmdîm before him lēʾmōr, hāsîrû the bəgādîm the ṣōʾîm from upon him, and wayyōʾmer to him, rəʾēh I have heʿĕḇartî from upon you your ʿăwōneka and halbbēš you maḥălāṣôt.

Grammar Details

• *wayyaʿan*: Qal imperfect waw-consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he answered
• *wayyōʾmer*: Qal imperfect waw-consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
• *ʿōmdîm*: Qal active participle, masculine plural with definite article - the ones standing
• *lēʾmōr*: Qal infinitive construct with preposition lamed - saying
• *hāsîrû*: Hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - remove/take away
• *bəgādîm*: Noun, masculine plural with definite article - the garments
• *ṣōʾîm*: Adjective, masculine plural with definite article - the filthy/dirty
• *rəʾēh*: Qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - see/look
• *heʿĕḇartî*: Hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - I have caused to pass/removed
• *ʿăwōneka*: Noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your iniquity
• *halbbēš*: Hiphil infinitive absolute - clothing/dressing
• *maḥălāṣôt*: Noun, feminine plural - festal garments/rich robes

Word Meanings

• *ʿōmdîm*: ones standing/attendants/those present
• *hāsîrû*: remove/take away/take off
• *bəgādîm*: garments/clothes/robes
• *ṣōʾîm*: filthy/dirty/soiled
• *heʿĕḇartî*: caused to pass/removed/taken away
• *ʿăwōneka*: your iniquity/your guilt/your sin
• *maḥălāṣôt*: festal garments/rich robes/ceremonial attire

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 36:25 : 25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
• Isa 43:25 : 25 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
• Luke 1:19 : 19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
• Luke 15:22 : 22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
• Zech 3:7 : 7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.
• Rev 7:14 : 14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
• Isa 61:10 : 10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
• Rev 19:7-8 : 7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
• Zech 3:9 : 9 For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
• John 1:29 : 29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
• Rom 3:22 : 22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
• Rom 6:23 : 23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• 1 Cor 6:11 : 11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
• 2 Cor 5:21 : 21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
• Gal 3:27-28 : 27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
• Phil 3:7-9 : 7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, 9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
• Col 3:10 : 10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
• Heb 8:12 : 12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
• Rev 5:11 : 11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
• Isa 52:1 : 1 Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
• Isa 61:3 : 3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
• Mic 7:18 : 18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
• Zech 3:1 : 1 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
• 2 Sam 12:13 : 13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
• 1 Kgs 22:19 : 19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
• Ps 32:1-2 : 1 A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
• Ps 51:9 : 9 Hide{H8685)} thy face from my sins, and blot out{H8798)} all mine iniquities.
• Isa 6:2-3 : 2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. 3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
• Isa 6:5-7 : 5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. 6 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: 7 And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.